Rhode Island § 34-18-62 § 34-18-62. Inquiries regarding immigration status.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 34-18-62 — § 34-18-62. Inquiries regarding immigration status.

Rhode Island § 34-18-62

Title 34Property

Ch. 34-18Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

This text of Rhode Island § 34-18-62 (§ 34-18-62. Inquiries regarding immigration status.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-62 (2026).

Text

§ 34-18-62. Inquiries regarding immigration status.
(a) No landlord or any agent of the landlord shall:
         
(1) Make any inquiry regarding or based on the immigration or citizenship status of a
            tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of residential rental
            property; or
         
(2) Require that any tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of
            the rental property make any statement, representation, or certification concerning
            their immigration or citizenship status.
         
(b) No municipality or housing

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

§ 34-18-62. Inquiries regarding immigration status.

(a) No landlord or any agent of the landlord shall:

(1) Make any inquiry regarding or based on the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of residential rental property; or

(2) Require that any tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of the rental property make any statement, representation, or certification concerning their immigration or citizenship status.

(b) No municipality or housing agency shall compel a landlord or any agent of the landlord to make any inquiry, compile, disclose, report, or provide any information, prohibit offering or continuing to offer accommodations in the property for rent or lease, or otherwise take any action regarding or based on the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of residential rental property.

(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a landlord from:

(1) Complying with any legal obligation under federal law; or

(2) Requesting information or documentation necessary to determine or verify the financial qualifications of a prospective tenant, or to determine or verify the identity of a prospective tenant or prospective occupant.